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Water pressure issue to blame for Stoffel Vandoorne's DNS

McLaren has confirmed that a water pressure problem was to blame for Stoffel Vandoorne failing to start the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Belgian driver had qualified in 17th place and was gearing up for the race on the grid when an issue was discovered on his car. It was pushed back to the pits, with McLaren announcing shortly after that Vandoorne would not be making the race start. He was disappointed and frustrated with the problems, particularly after a stressful Friday of practice where his car suffered two MGU-H failures. “It’s a real shame that we weren’t even able to start the race,” he said. “The team discovered a water-pressure issue on the way to the...
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